Dave's blog: "Rants"

For those who are on my friend list...

See... some of you do pay attention!

For those who are on my friend list...I totally have to agree with all of you who say people are getting fake In here. So I gave in and let's see who really reposts this. This is a test to see who's paying attention. It serves to eliminate people who are desperately trying to add "friends" like its a popularity contest in High School. This is a test to see how many people in my friends list actually pay attention to me. Copy and repost in your own bulletin. Lets see who the true friends are and I think I know who you are.. Repost this if you are a friend.. if you don't, you get deleted.. Don't reply... just copy and paste this in a new bulletin as (numerous things such as "Goodbye LostCherry, Too all my friends, etc.)

Having received the preceding bulletin and so many many of the very same questionnaires over and over, I was prompted to write a bit about it. I totally have to agree that there are many fake people here. So, I am sending this out just to give my two cents on it. Is LostCherry just a popularity contest? For some yes, for others no. Does it matter to me? Not at all. You see, to me, LostCherry is just a way to meet new people and possibly, over time, become friends with them. It allows a ton more freedom than MySpace, but, with that comes even more childishness at times. Just because they are on your friends list does not make them a true friend. However, over time, as I watch the things they say, the bulletins they (re)post and my interactions with them, I learn about them and they about me and over that same time they just might become that friend... or, I might find them dull, boring and inane and drop their asses from my friends list as a lesson learned. Now, you might ask, what types of things are "inane"? Take, for example, any bulletin that has the words "if you don't do this..." then "your momma is going to die..." or "you will have 10 years..." - My momma is already dead and every time I read that it reminds me of it and 10 years bad luck? 10 years bad love? Whatever, grow-up. This is not fuckin sixth grade. If that makes you mad, well, drop me from your friends list, I'm just sort of a no bullshit type of guy.

I do pay attention to what is going on. You don't think I am? Write me an email like a friend; don't give me an ultimatum telling me you are going to delete me from your friends list if I don't repost some bulletin saying everyone must repost it. This is the reality... you want to know something, ask... How do I know you care? You’ve read over my main profile page once a week… You know what I have written in my blog. You have sent me a Shout or actually left a comment. That is how I know.

Now, do you REALLY want to know the answers to a questionnaire from EVERYONE on your friends list? I'm betting it's more like 2 or 3 people you are curious about... so, grow some balls and message them saying, "Hey, ran across this questionnaire and am sending it to some 'select' friends. Please answer it as I am really curious!" Stop pussy footing around; THAT is how friends are made. And if you DO want to repost it, fine, BUT, at least take the time to modify it a little, remove the stupid “bad luck” crap and change the “You MUST repost this” to, “If you want to find out what your friends think, repost this with the headline…(insert something witty here)” I am much more likely to listen. Now that I have pissed off a lot of you and made a bunch more of you say, "I wish I had the balls to post that!" I'll end with this with; You will NOT have ten years bad luck and nothing will happen to anyone living or dead if you don't repost this, in fact, it was not written to be reposted. It was written for a select few people. HOWEVER, if you'd like to borrow any portion of it, rewrite it so it fits you and/or do anything else with it, including, but not limited to, deleting it, you and/or me, go right ahead. Thanks for listening to my rant of the week! ::hugs to all my friends and for a few a little more:: =Dave